As soon as Lenin said this, Trotsky was visibly stunned, and it can be seen that Lenin would not have been so calm in his original expectation, and even dared to point out any of his mistakes. Doesn't that seem right?

Before Trotsky could react, Lenin said with great ease: "It is extremely absurd to say that Comrade Andrei was only greedy for pleasure in Sweden and to accuse him of mixing with the Swedish bourgeoisie!" ”

Trotsky scrambled to his feet and exclaimed, "Radek has evidence of this, Andrei. Doesn't Petrovich live in the villa of the Nobel family? The Nobel family is one of Europe's most famous big bourgeoisie, and you don't know this, do you? ”

"Of course I know!" Lenin's tone was still so relaxed and casual, quite a bit of a reproach, "But what does this mean? The reason why the Politburo sent Comrade Andrei to Sweden to collect intelligence was precisely because of his ties with the Nobel family and because of the influence of the Nobel family in Swedish and European politics. If Comrade Andrei couldn't live in the Nobel family's villa, then I really wouldn't have sent him! ”

"You...... This ......"

Trotsky did not expect Lenin to give such an answer, although he did not agree with this answer, but the members of the Central Committee present could still agree that it was normal to engage in intelligence work and penetrate into the enemy's interior, and if this little had to be taken care of, then how could the work be carried out. In their opinion, Trotsky was nitpicking, and many members of the Central Committee who were not on the same path as Lao Tolsky even directly ridiculed.

Trotsky was enraged by laughter: "Then he refuses to cooperate with the work of Comrade Radek." How can this be explained! And also. He ran back to China without permission. This is an indisputable fact! ”

Lenin was still so breezy and said slowly: "Comrade Trotsky, don't be in a hurry! I said earlier that you made three mistakes, and I just said the first one, so I'm going to talk about these two problems! ”

After a pause, the mentor abruptly put away the easy-going and said very sternly: "You said that Comrade Andrei ran back without notifying the Politburo. That's the second big mistake! ”

Trotsky couldn't help it. He stood up and rebuked loudly: "Comrade Lenin, don't be unreasonable, Andrei. It is an indisputable fact that Petrovich sneaked back to China without permission, and I carefully checked the telegrams and correspondence archives of the Secretariat of the Central Committee, and I did not see that he had submitted a written application at all! How can this be explained! ”

Trotsky was also wise from eating a trench, but last time he was ruthlessly put on the table by Sverdlov and his mentor with the Secretariat of the Central Committee, so before this attack, he paid special attention to the Secretariat of the Central Committee and plugged this loophole in one fell swoop.

But Lenin remained so calm. I saw him smile slightly, and suddenly asked: "Comrade Trotsky." Have you ever worked in intelligence? ”

Trotsky was stunned by the question, he really couldn't keep up with Lenin's thinking, but he felt that he didn't need to keep up, and immediately shouted: "Comrade Lenin, please don't talk about him left and right, don't divert the topic, we are talking about Andrei. Petrovich's problem has nothing to do with intelligence work! ”

Lenin smiled slightly, "How can you divert the topic?" Comrade Andrei went to Sweden to be in charge of intelligence work, and how can we understand his working methods without talking about the nature of his work? ”

Trotsky was speechless for a while, the smile on Lenin's face made him look so unhappy, why did he feel that he was being carried away by Lenin, when he was supposed to be the one who had the initiative?

He felt impatient for a while, and said sarcastically in a mocking tone: "I have never engaged in intelligence work, and I don't think intelligence work has anything to do with the topics we are discussing. I just want you to get to the point and don't waste any more precious time! ”

Lenin ignored his sarcasm, but said to himself: "Comrade Trotsky, you have just admitted that you know nothing about intelligence work, and you do not know at all that the most important thing in intelligence work is secrecy!" So you can't understand the importance of secrecy at all! ”

Speaking of this, Lenin glanced at Trotsky and sneered: "That's why he went to the Secretariat of the Central Committee in vain to find some public documents." And he could not have imagined at all that Comrade Andrei, for the sake of secrecy, would not have been able to write any written application at all. Because not so long ago, Comrade Andrei made a major breakthrough in intelligence work, and this breakthrough was so important that in order to bring this vital intelligence back to China, he had to choose a covert operation. Now, Comrade Trotsky, do you know what the last two mistakes are? ”

Trotsky's face was very bad, and according to Lenin, Li Xiaofeng's sudden disappearance was completely explainable, since it was for the sake of secrecy, not to inform the country, and not to cooperate with Radek's actions. According to this interpretation, someone is not responsible at all!

But Trotsky was not so easy to fool, he felt that he had caught a bigger flaw, and if Lenin wanted it all to make sense, then Li Xiaofeng's major breakthrough in secrecy for this must be of considerable significance. Trotsky, on the other hand, did not believe that there would be such a breakthrough, and that he should be able to turn the situation back if he had made a fuss about it.

"Really?" I heard this thing sneer, "Then may I ask Comrade Lenin, since Andrei. Now that Comrade Petrovich has safely returned to Petrograd, can his so-called major intelligence breakthrough be announced? I'm curious about that! ”

When he said this, the sarcasm in Trotsky's words was not ordinary, he recognized that there was no major breakthrough, and he was ready to seize the opportunity to slap Lenin in the face.

But he was so disappointed by the fact that Lenin ignored his ridicule and said solemnly: "Because this breakthrough is strategically important, there is serious political significance in protecting this secret." So I had to ask all the comrades present here to sign a confidentiality agreement, and any party member who divulges this secret will be considered a betrayal of the party and a betrayal of Russia! ”

There was a sudden uproar in the venue. The bigwigs present were all surprised. It should be said that it was shocking. To be able to make the tutor emphasize this issue so seriously, and to sign a confidentiality agreement, it can be seen that this secret will be very important. If it really comes to this point, then someone's actions are completely justified.

Trotsky, however, did not believe in this evil, he felt that Lenin was just bluffing, that is, trying to scare him away with alarmism, how could he be deceived in this way?

Suddenly, the goods shouted: "No problem. I agree to sign this confidentiality agreement, and now I ask you, Comrade Lenin, to reveal this secret first! ”

Lenin ignored him, but said: "Please ask the note-taker to stop recording and leave the venue, comrades who do not agree to sign a confidentiality agreement can also leave the meeting!" ”

Now not only Trotsky, but even Stalin could not understand what the Mentor wanted to do, was there really any extremely important secret?

He asked Sverdlov beside him: "Comrade Yakov, do you know what the secret of the Tao is, and it needs to be so solemn?" ”

"Zhilu Dao!" Sverdlov nodded without hesitation. This move made Steel is jealous, and of course what made him feel even more awkward was Xiao Si's next words. "But until you sign a confidentiality agreement, it's inconvenient for me to disclose the relevant information!"

Stalin was angry, of course, more regret, if it wasn't for the fact that he was obsessed with his mentor in the previous paragraph, he would have known this secret in advance today, where would it be Sverdlov's turn to show his superiority in front of him!

However, in addition to envy, jealousy and hatred, Stalin's sense of urgency became stronger and stronger, and he felt that he must hurry up to save himself, otherwise the future may not be good!

When the last member of the Central Committee signed the secrecy agreement, Lenin slowly spoke in the face of Trotsky's sneer: "Comrade Andrei, after extremely difficult efforts, has mastered the cipher code of German diplomatic contact, through which we can grasp all the developments in German diplomacy, which is of strategic significance for our next negotiation work!" ”

Trotsky and Bukharin, who tried to see the joke, were completely stupid, they could not have imagined that Lenin would throw out such a shocking secret, and if it were true, someone's actions would not only not be criticized, but should be greatly praised!

But Lenin would not have let them go so easily: "Comrade Trotsky, do you have any questions about Comrade Andrei? ”

In this regard, Trotsky could only make the last effort: "Can the cipher code prove to be valid?" The Germans will definitely keep such an important thing, this must be a trap deliberately laid by the Germans, right? ”

In fact, there are many bigwigs with the same questions, and after the initial surprise, they also invariably have such doubts - this can't be a trap, right?

"Comrade Andrei had the same suspicions at first," said Lenin very calmly, "so he organized the forces of Tekko, and used the cipher code to eavesdrop for a period of time, and from the intercepted telegram contacts between the German embassy in Sweden and Germany, it can be basically determined that the cipher code is true!" ”

"But ......," Trotsky still wanted to hold on, Lenin said to himself: "In order to ensure the authenticity and credibility of the ciphercode, Comrade Andrei also deliberately leaked some false information, which was reflected in the enemy's correspondence!" ”

With Lenin's addition, Trotsky was completely speechless, and he knew that he had lost again in this round, and he had lost to the bottom. But he did not expect that Lenin was not satisfied with the current results at all, and immediately launched another rapid offensive: "Comrade Andrei not only safely brought the cipher code back to China this time, but even successfully exposed a group of comrades in the party who were passive and sabotage in the peace talks through the ciphercode!" ”

As he spoke, Lenin said to Sverdlov beside him: "Comrade Yakov, please tell me about your findings with the comrades present!" ”

Sverdlov immediately stood up, took out a stack of documents from his briefcase, and said bitterly: "Before Comrade Andrei obtained the secret code of the Germans' communications, Tekko had already organized a force to listen to the radio communications of the Germans and intercepted a large number of encrypted messages. Although Tekko tried to decipher the code, the breakthrough was not much. And this time, after Comrade Andrei obtained the cipher code, the above-mentioned message is not a secret to us at all! ”

said. Sverdlov shook the thick stack of papers in his hand. Sneered: "But." What we didn't expect at all was that these deciphered messages could not only reveal the bottom line of German diplomacy for us, but also expose facts that we did not expect at all! ”

When Sverdlov accentuated his tone, Trotsky began to feel that it was not good, and sure enough, Sverdlov threw the stack of papers in front of his eyes and asked sharply: "Comrade Trotsky, can you please explain." Why did the German negotiating delegation constantly complain that Comrade Yue Fei and Comrade Radek had artificially set up obstacles to the negotiations, and why did they frequently think that these two comrades' attitude towards the peace talks was negative and dismissive? ”

After a pause, Sverdlov turned to the members of the Central Committee: "Comrades, I remember very well that the Central Committee has great hopes for peace talks, and we all hope that Comrade Yue Fei and Comrade Radek will take positive action and take concrete actions to win peace for us!" But for what reason, in the enemy's secret telegram, their actions are slow and passive. And even disapproving comments? That's how the People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs works? Comrade Trotsky, can you give us a reasonable explanation. What the hell is going on? ”

Trotsky's cold sweat was down, Lenin's hand made him too passive, and if he did not hurry up with an explanation, I am afraid that he would inevitably sit on wax. However, the reaction of this goods was indeed very fast, and he immediately said: "Comrade Yakov, I think your accusation is too one-sided, should we question our own comrades just because of a few telegrams from the enemy?" On the other hand, is it not the enemy who praises them in telegrams so that we can affirm their work? ”

It has to be said that Trotsky was really good at this hand, and he wittily exonerated Yue Fei and Radek through a clever hypothesis. In any case, the members of the Central Committee present here still believe in their own people more, and the words of the enemy must be discounted.

However, Sverdlov did not intend to bring down Yue Fei and Radek through these telegrams, which is unrealistic, and bring down these two goods, who will negotiate with the Germans? Anyway, there was no more suitable candidate on Lenin's side. The reason why he made a fuss about the telegram was nothing more than to put a tight spell on those two goods.

"Well, even if the enemy's words can't be taken seriously," Sverdlov pouted, "but it's still quite a reference. I believe that in order to better supervise the work of the NVVD and the delegation of negotiators, it is necessary for the Central Committee to send them a supervisory body to ensure that the negotiating delegation is carrying out the tasks assigned to them by the Central Committee! ”

"I'm against it!"

If Trotsky had accepted this proposal, it would have been a ghost, and he would have resorted to tricks to get back a certain immortal who had been Lenin's eyes and ears, in order to be able to play tricks in the negotiations. If there is such a supervisory body, he will not be controlled to the death.

He roared angrily: "Comrade Yue Fei and Comrade Radek have done an impeccable job, and it is distrust and an insult to be stationed in such a supervisory body!" ”

Sverdlov sneered: "So, Comrade Trotsky did not allow the Central Committee to supervise their work?" ”

Well, Trotsky is so angry! If he opposed it to the end, it would leave a very suspicious impression on the Central Committee, but he was 10,000 unwilling to accept him, so he could only say very tactfully: "I just think this is too insulting, what will Comrade Yue Fei and Comrade Radek think?" ”

Sverdlov immediately interjected: "It's not a matter of trust, it's not an insult. If Comrade Yue Fei and Comrade Radek have no problems, they will naturally not be afraid of supervision! Moreover, Comrade Yue Fei and Comrade Radek are both good comrades in the party, and they must be understandable about the decision of the organization, even if they cannot understand it for the time being, I believe that through your work, Comrade Trotsky, you will definitely be able to clear up the misunderstanding! ”

Trotsky's grievances, to be honest, he wanted to throw off his sleeves and leave on the spot, but he knew that it was pointless to do so, and it would only make him seem to have failed to take the Central Committee seriously.

Therefore, he forcibly suppressed the evil anger of this goods, and asked angrily: "Then who will be sent to supervise Radek and Comrade Yue Fei?" I think this candidate must choose a comrade who is old and respectful! ”

Trotsky was ready to back down, but at the same time he was also making conditions, and the word "old and serious" was a compliment at best, but it was the same as being wise and foolish. Anyway, the old and serious people are either good gentlemen, or old foxes who are very deep in the city, or they are wall grasses swaying from side to side. The reason why he asked to send such a person to supervise the work of Yue Fei and Raddic was simply because he didn't want to be controlled too much.

Lenin said slowly: "I think Comrade Kalinin is the right person!" ”

Is Kalinin suitable? It should be said that it is too suitable, the qualifications are old enough, and he usually doesn't talk much, a typical wall grass and a good old man, anyway, similar to the role of a mascot in the party, let such a person supervise Yue Fei and Radek, it should be said that the mentor is saving face for Trotsky.

Sure enough, Trotsky immediately accepted: "Comrade Kalinin is suitable, I approve of it!" (To be continued......)

PS: Bow and thank you for the second kill Comrade Potato!